Messages in this thread | | | From | Andy Shevchenko <> | Date | Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:46:50 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v8 1/9] mfd: madera: Add register definitions for Cirrus Logic Madera codecs |
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On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 3:05 PM, Richard Fitzgerald <rf@opensource.cirrus.com> wrote: > This patch adds a header file of register definitions for Cirrus > Logic "Madera" class codecs. These codecs are all based off a common > set of hardware IP so have a common register map (with a few minor > device-to-device variations). > > The registers.h file is tool-generated directly from the hardware design > but has been manually stripped down to reduce size (full register > map is >44000 lines). All names are kept the same as datasheet names > so that they can be cross-referenced between source and datasheet without > confusion. > > The register map layout is kept fully-defined rather than factored into > macros and/or block-indexing code. The major reasons for this are: > > - #1 is that it makes the source highly greppable, which is important. > "What does the driver do with register bits XYZ" or "Where does it use > register bits XYZ" are commonly types of questions. These can be quickly > answered by a grep. Squashing definitions into generator macros or block- > indexing code is a way of defeating grep. > > - most of the register definitions are used in tables, so a constant value > is required. Using generator macros make the table definition clunky and > obscure. > > - the code is clearer when it's there in the source exactly what register > and field it is using > > - it is easier to diff the register map of a new (unsupported) codec against > what is already supported and merge in differences > > - it makes the register map available in source for maintenance/debugging > instead of having to refer back to the datasheet for a register map
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> +#define MADERA_OTP_HPDET_GRADIENT_1X_MASK 0x0000FF00
> +#define MADERA_OTP_HPDET_GRADIENT_0X_MASK 0x000000FF
GENMASK() for all masks?
-- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko
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